Emporia city, Virginia
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 2,179 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -601 - DISTRICT 6601 - DISTRICT 6 | 183 | 215 | 2 | 400 | 45.8% | 53.8% | R+8.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -101 - PRECINCT 1-1101 - PRECINCT 1-1 | 254 | 129 | 3 | 386 | 65.8% | 33.4% | D+32.4 |
| Precinct -401 - PRECINCT 4-1401 - PRECINCT 4-1 | 208 | 147 | 3 | 358 | 58.1% | 41.1% | D+17.0 |
| Precinct -301 - PRECINCT 3-1301 - PRECINCT 3-1 | 204 | 150 | 3 | 357 | 57.1% | 42.0% | D+15.1 |
| Precinct -201 - PRECINCT 2-1201 - PRECINCT 2-1 | 187 | 41 | 1 | 229 | 81.7% | 17.9% | D+63.8 |
| Precinct -701 - DISTRICT 7701 - DISTRICT 7 | 178 | 47 | 4 | 229 | 77.7% | 20.5% | D+57.2 |
| Precinct -501 - PRECINCT 5-1501 - PRECINCT 5-1 | 205 | 15 | 0 | 220 | 93.2% | 6.8% | D+86.4 |
| District 651595000601 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| District 751595000701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 1-151595000101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 2-151595000201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 3-151595000301 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 4-151595000401 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
| Precinct 5-151595000501 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | Even |
Presidential margin, 1964–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1964 | +28.3% |
| 1968 | −7.1% |
| 1972 | −32.1% |
| 1976 | −7.7% |
| 1980 | −7.0% |
| 1984 | −21.4% |
| 1988 | −13.7% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | +13.0% |
| 2000 | +8.6% |
| 2004 | +12.5% |
| 2008 | +30.8% |
| 2012 | +33.6% |
| 2016 | +31.3% |
| 2020 | +36.0% |
| 2024 | +31.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3,889 |
| 2018 | 3,806 |
| 2020 | 3,873 |
| 2022 | 4,019 |
| 2024 | 4,032 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+49 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −689 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $32,561 in average income, against $47,206 for residents who stayed — 31% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+9.2 on average — 22 points more Republican-leaning than Emporia city, VA itself (D+31.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Greensville County, VA69D+9.2
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Greensville County, VA77
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −62 |
| 2012 | −2 |
| 2013 | −84 |
| 2014 | −76 |
| 2015 | −77 |
| 2016 | −123 |
| 2017 | −18 |
| 2018 | −104 |
| 2019 | +9 |
| 2021 | −20 |
| 2022 | −78 |
| 2023 | −39 |
| 2024 | −64 |
| 2025 | +49 |
Emporia, an independent city of roughly 5,600 on the Meherrin River, has delivered Democratic presidential margins exceeding 30 points in recent cycles, reflecting the heavily Black electorate that makes up a majority of its population.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 36.0 points in 2020 and a Republican high of 32.1 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 31.0 points.
A population of 5,547, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,899 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Danville city.
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Emporia city, Virginia. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/51595/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.